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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Richland Point
38.25°N · 76.17°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
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Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 325 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
23Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
54Wind: 14 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Cobia is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.
Source: Maryland DNR · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Richland Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Richland Point
Richland Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, bluefish and scup. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, Spanish mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November. Scup peak from June through October.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Dicks Point61
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Bluefish 53
- Scup 52
14 kt ENEL 5:41 PM · 1.1 ftH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ft
- Muddy Hook Cove58
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 58
- Scup 58
- Spot 57
14 kt ENEL 5:41 PM · 1.1 ftH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ft
- Richland Cove57
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 57
- Scup 56
- Spanish mackerel 55
14 kt ENEL 5:41 PM · 1.1 ftH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ft
- Cow Cove56
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 56
- Red drum 55
- Spot 55
14 kt ENEL 5:41 PM · 1.1 ftH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.